BACK TO SCHOOL POLICY NARROWLY PASSES DFS COUNCIL City agrees to reimburse staff for taking college courses within their field. BRAIN-STEALING DOCTOR BLOWS WHISTLE The true story of the man who blew the whistle on Big Tobacco. WCSB: STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SEVEN PERIODS The 4×4 block scheduling has been repealed.

Staff Reports According to U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, $237,500 in federal funds has been designated for the widening project of U.S. Highway 331 by the federal government along with an additional $95,000 towards the widening project of the Clyde B. Wells Bridge.

By DOTTY NIST While finding that the Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority (NFTCA) is for the most part “conducting its business in accordance with requirements of public meetings, open records, and ethics,” a state oversight commission recently identified a number of concerns in connection with the operation of the NFTCA.

By ASHLEY AMASON In a brief meeting, Mar. 17, it was standing room only as the Walton County School Board officially voted to change Walton High School, South Walton High School and Freeport High School to a seven –period schedule next year.

Story and photos by BRUCE COLLIER Last week, Walton High School (WHS) students were trooped out of doors to the school’s football stadium for a special kind of reality theater. Organized by school resource officer Deputy Artie Rodriguez and staged by a group of students, law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel and a medical [...]

By ASHLEY AMASON You may not know the name Dr. Victor DeNoble, but you will, and you already know his story. In fact, the movie “The Insider,” starring Russell Crowe, was based on DeNoble, but he calls the film “total bogus.”

By PATRICK CASEY Academic Team Champion awards for the winter sports have been announced by the FHSAA. The Freeport girls basketball team claimed top honors in Class 2A as Mike Myrick’s group had a 3.693 GPA to lead all schools in the state.